Post by eradynamics on Jun 28, 2011 2:04:22 GMT -5
CageToday.com caught up with Era Dynamics, recently signed WCF fighter and the first female wrestling fighter to be sponsored by the clothing company Tapout.
CageToday.com: For those who may be unfamiliar with you, could you give us some background information about yourself?
I started wrestling when I was 17 years old after only 1 month and a half of training; I got thrown in the ring. Nobody wanted me to wrestle because I am a girl so after I learned most of it myself with the help of other wrestlers. I used to be 187 pound then I'm now 139 at 12.5% of body fat and going down. I've wrestle in Canada, USA and Mexico and am mostly involved in inter-gender matches since the beginning of my career. I have 6 male championships in total. I was featured on many TV shows, magazines and newspapers. Also, being involved with light tubes, barb-wire, thumbtacks and all you can think about, some people gave me the nicknames of Bloody Lucy and The First Lady of Hardcore. For more info, check out my website!
CageToday.com: What do you consider to be "UNIQUE" about yourself as a wrestler? Moves?
Attitude? Style? Etc .that differentiates you from other wrestlers.
I don't really like to describe myself. I think the best way to know how
unique I am would be to ask the fans who saw me in action. Smile However, I
guess being only involved in inter-gender matches and having manny male titles
could be seen as different.
CageToday.com: Who do you consider to be the most influential people on your wrestling
career?
I would definitively answer Owen Hart and the Proulx Brothers from ICW,
Montreal, Quebec. All these persons helped me a lot along the way and as for
Owen; I'm honoured to say that I knew him personal before he passed away. He
was such a great man.
CageToday.com: What do you consider the greatest problems frustrations in the business
for a female wrestler?
All the things that come to "You can't do or won't do that because you're a
woman" frustrate me. Also, every time something good was happening to me, I
would hear things like "she must have slept with this guy or that guy to get
that".
CageToday.com: Five years from now, where would you like to see your wrestling career?
My main goal is to go to Japan so. After that, I don't know what I'll do. I'
m currently studying in multimedia design. If wrestling doesn't take me
anywhere, I think this will.
CageToday.com: What would you see as being highlights in your career to date?
My first belt, my trip to Mexico, many hardcore matches I had like the one I
used light tubes for the first time. Few matches also against guys like Hart
Dungeon trainee Ruff Silverstein, WWE development contact Tyson Dux, Serge
Proulx at ICW. Well, I had all bunch of great stuff happening to me.
CageToday.com: What advice would you give to any women wanting to get into the wrestling
business?
Keep your chin up and don't be afraid to say what's on your mind. Be strong,
not only physically but especially morally.
Intervieuwer: What type of training/conditioning do you do for wrestling?
I'm bodybuilding training from 4 to 6 times a week with a high protein diet.
I also train in the ring one a week (if I'm not too busy with my home works
like right now!)
CageToday.com: What do you consider to be the greatest advice you have received in the
wrestling business and from whom?
From Owen Hart: "Trust your instinct; it'll lead you to the top of your
game. There might be some people laughing at you today, but tomorrow, you'll
be the one laughing at them because you'll make it, and they never will."
CageToday.com: Did you have any role models growing up that you feel have influenced
you?
My mom and grand-mother are definitively my main role models. They were both
able to live great lives even if both their husbands died at a young age. I
lost my dad when I was two and my mom and grand-mother where there to
provide me anything I needed. I never missed anything from life because of
their strengths.
CageToday.com: Which wrestlers do you see as being an inspiration to the wrestling
business?
Bull Nakano, Chris Benoit and Owen and Bret Hart and the Undertaker were my
inspiration. But all the people I see coming back from big injuries are
inspiration for us. They remind me that we are all breathing, living and
eating wrestling.
CageToday.com: If you were given the WWE women's division to run what changes would you
make? Who would you bring in? And what direction would you lead it and why?
I would hire girls for their talent, not their boobies. It's ok to act and
be sexy but you have to have the talent that goes with it.
CageToday.com: Which women do you consider to be the most successful in wrestling and
why?
It's really hard to tell. I can't give a name but certainly to me, Japanese
women are successful. I could say Minami Toyota I guess.
CageToday.com: Are there any restrictions on women's wrestling in any of the areas that
you work? And how do you deal with such problems if there are any or what
are your feelings on them?
Yes, in Ontario Canada, women are not aloud to wrestle men. What am I doing
about it and how do I feel about this? The world will know soon enough,
trust me.
CageToday.com: What do you consider to be the best thing about being a wrestler?
Plain and simple: The fans. You give them a performance and what they give
you in return is indescribable.
